Volumnia with Sons before Coriolanus

Volumnia is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus, the mother of Caius Martius Coriolanus. She plays a large role in Coriolanus’s life, encouraging him in his military success and urging him to seek political office. When the people of Rome put her son in exile and he joins their military enemies, she manages to persuade him not to besiege Rome and becomes a heroine to the city.